You Married My Murderer: She's Wearing My Face

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the shrieking fire alarms, but it

hree feet from

to shove it open and run for her life. Behind her, the facility was coming dow

r forehead into her eyes. Every survival instinct she

e...don't leave

voice, weak a

xit, then looked back d

ow, a man would die

," she m

n the door and ran st

hirt over her mouth and nose, coughing as sh

the door to th

as a compl

ted metal, and shattered glass scattered across the floor. In the middle

e, and his eyes were squeezed shut. He struggled to breathe under t

ropping to her knees among t

, though he kept his eyes shut. "Help

off you." Valerie grabbed

re out of h

palms, but she clamped her teeth together and

ed, tears streamin

Her arms shook as she tried again, and her

ed her shoulder and collarbone under it, and sh

d into the skin of her collarbone. Her legs tre

on!

rod rolled off his chest

hands, gasping for air. "Can you stand?"

man didn

gh the smoke and grabbed her wr

is other arm wrapped tight around her shoulders, pulling her in. Th

e cracking right down the middle. "Pl

e Valerie just

she wrapped her arms around his back and

voice trembling but dead serious. "Do y

wobbled beneath him, forcing her to take most of his weight. Pain shot through her bur

e yelled through the

bove them, raining sp

l step at a time, until her bruised sho

or fle

the grass. Valerie dropped to her hands a

ound shook

O

nk exploded, sending a deafe

of fire shot

er the man, shielding his head and neck with he

burning concrete and sharp

same time, a sharp piece of metal struck her already bur

She buried her face against the man's che

ingers clutched her shirt

n wailed. Then Valerie's eyes roll